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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72050	The First and second part of the history of the famous Euordanus Prince of Denmark With the strange aduentures of Iago Prince of Saxonie: and of both theyr seuerall fortunes in loue.		1605 (1605)	STC 10566.5; ESTC S121626	137,776	203

most strange and extreame not hauing any to comfort and help her she fell againe into her wonted passion of dolour complaining of her cruell fortune which had depriued her of all helpe and comfort had brought her into this extreame sorrow paines But euen then in the midst of her complaints God pittying her griefe sent her safe deliuerance of a most goodly and beautiful boy which when she beheld according to the saying of the Scripture she forgate all her former sorrow reioycing that a man child was borne into the world and giuing thanks vnto God she tooke the child vp in her armes and beholding it she imagined that in him she saw the liuely figure of the King her husband And making such shift as shee could to wrap him vp in clothes shee beheld on his right shoulder a well proportioned crosse which séemed farre redder then the rest of his body wherat shée greatly meruailed then calling to minde her vision she hoped that in time he should prooue a famous man and a scourge vnto the enemies of the Christian faith as shee thought the signe of the Crosse did already foreshew then likewise remembring the name which the Angell had tolde her in her vision as soone as she had recouered strength to goe went with her sonne to the fountaine where shee baptized him naming him as she was willed Euordanus then returned she againe to the Caue where wee will leaue her for a while with her young Infant and returne to speake of the King her husband CHAP. II. How King Fredericke being carried away by the Out-lawes after a great storme at sea arriued in Holland whereas he was sold to his mortall enemie the Duke Griffory AFter the Out-lawes had brought theyr bootie and good King aboord and had set sayle minding to haue gone for some place of Fraunce where they might haue secretlie stolne ashore to learne some newes of theyr owne affayres and hauing the wind large determined to haue landed in a small cricke not farre from Rotchell because most of them were héeretofore inhabitants of that Towne but euen as they were come within the sight of Land on a sudden the Skyes began to ouercast the sunne was clowded and the face of heauen was so darkned that one could not discerne at that present time beeing about no one dayes from the darkest midnight the winds began to blow on all sides as if that Eolus had vnstopped all his ayrie Caue and had determined with one assault to haue subdued Neptunes Regiments Or as when the angry Goddesse Iuno gréeuing at the quiet passage of the poore vanquisht Troians desired Eolus to sinke them in the sea so fared it with them by reason that the seas on all sides béeing so assaulted of the windes did so cruelly rage and storme that sometimes theyr small Barks did séeme to touch the very clowdes and presently againe were throwne downe vnto the sands euery man imagining that to be the last houre of theyr liues Some as is commonlie the custome of such people béeing in extremity fel to prayer othersome to cursing and swearing the Maister cries in with the sayles others cry downe with the Mast some againe to lighten their Barke of her burthen the more yarly to rise with the Seas beginne to throw ouer boord all whatsoeuer comes to hand hoping thereby as with a pleasing sacrifice to appease the angry Seas But euen as they were thus busied some on one thing others on another thing a mighty gust in manner of a Whirlewind comming out of the South-west beares both masts and sayles by the burden The Barke wherein the King was hauing spent both their fore and maine Mast were forced to put to hull yéelding themselues to the pittilesse mercy of the wind and seas which euery minute was ready to haue deuoured swallowed them vp Thus continued the storme by the space of thrée dayes the wind sometimes in their forshyp then in theyr poupe nowe in the quarter and presently againe in theyr bowe continuing with such force that the best man aboord was scarcely able to stand on the hatches But at length as euery storme hath an end so now Neptune rousing himselfe out of his fayre Quéene Amphitries bosome and beholding she poore distressed Marriners tooke pitty on theyr miseries and lifting his hoary head aboue the waters asswaged them and with his thrée-forked Mace rebuked the Windes threatning to punish theyr arrogant presumption if he héereafter hapned to find them with the like offence The storme béeing thus broken vp and the Sunne beginning againe to lighten the earth with his splendant beames the weather-beathen Marriners looking abroade for theyr comfort espied the Land which after they had a while with ioy beheld they made to be the Land of Holland Who then so glad as Martinus for so was hée called which had the King to his prisoner for whom he hoped ere long to receiue such a summe of money as for euer should make him rich the King on the other side was in as great perplexity knowing that they were arriued on the coast of his greatest enemy yet comforting himselfe somewhat with the hope of not beeing knowne as also of not knowing Martinus meaning he shewed himselfe the more chéerefull Thus betwéene hope and feare they altogether passed away the time in merry discourses of theyr former danger till such time as they were come on land at a Port called Alentmaer where Martinus fayning himselfe to be verie ill at ease by reason of the late storme craued leaue of the rest of his company to goe with his prisoner vnto the Citty of Hanstance which was not passing thrée leagues of now called Ansterdam where hee determined to rest himselfe vntill such time as hee found himselfe throughly amended which they soone graunted him not knowing his intent and beeing also willing to be ridde of his company because of his double charge So departed Martinus with his prisoner whom he swore so continue true vnto him as fearing his escape being to trauell but they two together but the King being in his enemies country durst not make himselfe knowne which he must needes if he had made any resistance Thus trauelling on together towards Hanstance they ariued there at such time as the blushing sunne plucking in his smiling beames making his steedes to mende their wonted place and plunging downe into the Ocean streames there in the frothy waues did hide his face leauing the earth couered with nights darksome shade wherefore that night they tooke vp their lodging Martinus learning of his haost how Duke Griffory hauing euer since she marriage of the King of Denmarke and the faire Lady Allison of Flaunders giuen ouer all pleasure was withdrawne from his Court into the Country some eight miles distance from the Cittie where hauing built a lodge in a maruilous solitarie place hee passed the time in mellancholly humors somewhiles playing on the Lute some mournefull ditties otherwhiles ingrauing in the trees on the ground

and béeing prickt in conscience with the guilt of his fault grew halfe into dispaire and would willinglie if it might haue béen with his honour haue desisted from the Combat But God who hardned the hart of Pharao likewise hardned his thereby the more euidently to make knowne vnto the world his mercy and louing kindnes towards them that feare him and his iustice on them which against their owne consciences commit sinne and iniquitie So that causing first the Lady to be conuayed towards the stake the trumpets were sounded but no Knight was séen to approch which caused him to grow more proude and insolent thinking then that no man dared to combat against him But at the second warning the Lord Gwaltero appeared mounted on a mighty Courser with his Launce on his thigh and his Helmet on in this sort came hee before the Iudges and lifting vp his beuer made a little shew of reuerence then procéeding on with his spéech he said that béeing accepted of Vitella as her Knight hee was come to defend her innocencie and that he marueiled that they being appointed Iudges of the fielde would contrary to all reason send her towards the place of execution before the Combat were ended then desiring that she might again be sent for he held his peace which they foorthwith caused to be done placing her whereas she might behold the issue of the battell In the meane time the Duke comming vnto Gwaltero demaunded what and of whence hee was who aunswered that he was a Knight arrant of the kingdome of Denmarke and passing through his Country had heard of his cruelty shewed vnto the distressed Lady and béeing mooued with pitty was come to vndertake her defence which he hoped so well to performe as before night to cause him confesse his treason against her The Duke raging hereat replied that doubtlesse he was some one of her Minions that béeing weary of his life was come for company to be burnt with her which should be performed with all the torments that might be Now by this time Vitella béeing brought backe and placed the Iudges caused both Knights to be sworne then being warned by a Herault euery one to doe his best they set spurres to theyr horses and incountred so rudely that the Duke was throwne out of his saddle béeing wounded a little vnder the right breast and sore brused with the fall Gwaltero was not wounded at all but yet by reason of the mightinesse of the encounter his horsebacke brake vnder him wherefore he was in like sort driuen to alight and being both on foote they began a cruell and fierce fight cleauing their shields and hewing their armor in péeces so that euery blow caused the blood to trickle downe dying the gréne grasse into a scarlet hue Thus continued the fight a long time very vncertaine no man knowing to whō victory would incline some-whiles the one tryumphing in the others losse and by and by againe the other reioycing to sée his enemy stoope Thus continued they the space of thrée houres the beholders meruailing they could indure so long at length standing to breathe themselues the Duke spake vnto him saying Knight thou séest that as yet I haue the aduantage but the great vallour which I haue found in thée makes me to pitty thy estate wherefore I am contented to remit thée the Combat conditionally that thou wilt remaine with mee and also I will giue vnto thée halfe of her lands whom thou defendest Nay nay replied Gwaltero I scorne thy proffers but if thou wilt restore the Lady and her goods and confesse héere before this company thy treason committed against her I will grant thee thy life otherwise looke for no mercy at my hands Then taking theyr swords in their hands and couering themselues with the remnants of their shields they fell againe to their former conflict which cōtinued not long before that Gwaltero deliuered a mighty blowe on his head which cleft his Helme in two and wounded him so sore that hee fell to the ground which Gwaltero séeing stept vnto him and would haue slaine him out-right had not he intreated mercy promising to confesse the whole circumstance of the treason Then the Iudges cōming vnto him hee confest first his loue to Vitella then the murder of Hostinius and lastly his hate towards her for refusing him from whence grew this manner of reuenge which be intended No sooner had he made his confession but turning about his face he immediatly dyed Then the Iudges caused his body to be carried away to the intent to haue him interred but they were saued of that labour for a flock of Wolues comming from out of the woods there adioyning deuoured his accursed carkasse to the great admiration of all the beholders Then immediatly was Vitella brought downe and greatly honored and Estonio being apprehended was burned in the fire prepared for his Lady Gwaltero béeing conducted to his lodging by the Nobility and Vitella was by them vnarmed his wounds very carefully looked vnto where hee remained the space of eyght wéekes during which time hee had many great prosfers made him by Vitella as the inioying both of herselfe all her inheritance and by the Nobilitie hee was proffered to be accepted as theyr soueraigne Prince and Duke if so be hee would accept of Vitella to be his wife But hee who had setled his minde in another place gaue thē all harty thanks for theyr good wills towards him excusing himselfe as well as hee might and desiring them to bestowe it on some one more worthy then himselfe with whom Vitella might be coupled in marriage Thus excusing himselfe from receiuing that which most men would haue coueted hee remained there till his woūds were throughly whole then taking his leaue of Vitella and the rest he departed towards the confines of Belgica hauing receiued of Vitella both horse and Armor for a remembrance of her in steed of his owne which in the battell against the Duke was broken and spoyled CHAP. XVIII How Gwaltero passing through Belgica arriued in Holland and comming to the Castle of Coruew was taken prisoner THus being departed from Viena hee was accompanied by diuers of the Nobilitie till such time as passing the bounds of Austria hee directed his iourny towardes Flaunders at which time the Austrians commending him to God and desiring him at his returne to come that way they departed againe towards Viena by whom Gwaltero commended to Vitella In this sort being departed hee rode onwards towards Flaunders disguising himselfe because he would not be knowne in that Country where he was beloued of many at last comming to the Citty of Gaunt he found it still defended and kept vnder the Subiection of the Danes there likewise he heard of the custome of the Castle of Coruew in the Duchie of Holland made by the Duke Griffory Which was that whosoeuer would enter the sayd Castle must first alone Iust with the fiue Knights